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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 July 1916, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

THE .NEW ZEALAND EABMEHS CO-OPERATIVE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LIMITED.

WEEKLY REPOHT. Wellington, 30tli Juno, 1910. Vegetables.—Choice cabbage us ill good demand at satiat act/or y prices. Cauliflowers are slightly weaker 1 , owuiy to larger supplies arriving. Lettuce is 'lioeuiy bought up at high rates. Carrots and white turnips are more plentiful aud prices are weak. Parsnips are iu good demand. The demand tor marrows and pumpkins is better audi prices have unproved. (swedes are hard to quit;. Pota toes aie linn at late rates. Oats are stationary. Wheat has hardened and prices show a tendency to increase. Good business is being done. Pollard and bran show little change; if anything the market is slightly weaker. Port, still is in very good demand and the. demand is far horn satisfied. There is a good enquiry for lioney. Choice dessert apples are in excellent demand and good prices are realized. Cooking apples are in fair de- I maud. Choice dessert pears are rea- I lining good prices. Walnuts are en- ? quired for. l_io alterations in prices from .>ast week are as follow:— Wiieat.—Uootl whole i'owl, 5s 3d per bushel. lu-sk lots 6s la Maize.—Local, os Od pea' bushel. Oats.—Jbetsdj 3s 3d per bushel. Special quotes lor large lots. Oaw.—Crushed 3s 7d per bushel, ibeed Oats, Australian.—AJgeauaus, Algerians, dressed and clipped, ; js ; Gar tons and- iSporrowbills, 4s; Daiic, <3 Od i'a"iridge Peas seed.—-''.s t«i Dos Russian barlej Cape seed—Da per bushel. iiariey.—Feed 4a 6d. Barley .Meal.—£B per ton. Fine pig ieed. Pollard.— £8 3s per - ton. Sumuer lots, £6 10. Kite Pollard.—£7 10s per ton. iiran. —£o 10s per ton. Linseed oil cake.—£ll 10s per' ton; lOU's 12s, 50's 6s tid. Uie bes& and cheapest stock l'oodi procurable. * Chafl. —Oaten iShettf, £o 10s to £<j per ton. Molasses.—ln casks. bplendid stock iucd, ;iiis per 0 cwt. uasks extra, ibucrosiae.—£B 10s per ton. Miaw. —£8 iUs per ton. Quicklime. —lin 2blb air-tight tius, 3s per tin. Aleat and bone meal.—l7s per 100; Us per ou aud on per 251b bag. Potatoes.—£6 to £7 pel' ton. Cabbage—Choice to lOb; medium 6s to 7s per sack. Cauiiiluwer.—Choice, 18s to £1; medium, bs to 10s per sacK. Carrots.—Best, 0s to 8s; others, 4s to os sack. Onions.—£s 10s per ton. Turnips.—6s to as per sack. Lettuce.—6s to is per case. Leeks.—Od to yd per bundle. (Spinach.—3s to -Is per case Beetroot.—3s Od to 4s o<i per sack. Spung onions.—ikl to Od buncli. Preach Beans.—4d to 5d per lb. .Harrows.—2s to 3s per case. ' Swedes.—3* to 4* per ewfc. Parsnips.—Bs to 10s per sack. Pumpkins.—4s tkl to 5s 6d per sack. Apples.—Dessert, choice tis tid to > 6d per case. Apples.—Cooking 4s tid to 6b tid per casa. Pears.—Choice Dessert, Us to 10s per case. Tomatoes.—Hutt, 7s to 8s J-case. Lemons.— £2 2a tid per case. Passions.—6a per i-case. Dressed Pork.—7o's to AO's bid to yO's to 100' a tid to 6Jd; baconers 6d; choppers (heavy; 4d per 'bHoney.—ln 60' a s|d per ib. Honey sections.—Bs per dosau. Eggs.—Eresh 2s 64 per do* on. Eggs.—freak 2» tid per doaea. Beeswax.—ls tid pec iu. Pungua.—6Jd to 7d per lb. Walnuts.—Bd per lb. Poultry.—Light ttabie kens 3s to Ss 6d; heavy hens 4s to ss; coek-Mreis 3s to 4s; heavy cockerels 6a to bs; good heavy duoks tis tid to 7s tid; inrunners 3s 6d to 4s 6d por pair; tui key- gobblsrs Is to Is id per lb; to-Is per lb lire weight.